What's in it for the commercial jet guys?

[MattNW]

I can't try the demo because of a dialup connection but I was wondering about the features. It seems that many fnew eatures in FSX are geared toward the low and slow crowd.

I like to fly a combination of large and small airplanes so either way it'll work for me but what improvements in FSX are going to show up from 35,000 ft. ?

[Daube]

You will basically get more precise textures, more precise meshes, beautifull weather effects (due mainly to the new light effects), wing flex, and some other stuff I forgot.

But the most important new feature, i you like flying liners, is that on the airports you will finally get some ground vehicules coming at your parked plane (for fuel, luggages and furniture) and moving gates

[Ashton Lawson]

I'm a bush flyer, and most bush flyers hav more to be happy about than u airliner guys.  But basically, we all got better weather, better textures, better terrain, more advanced aircraft textures, advanced animations (skinning (people), wingflex, etc.), and airport vehicles (baggage,push-back,food service,cleaning service, etc.), and moving terminal gates.

Thats a lot of stuff.  More for the bush flyer, but maybe u can convert to one...

[Katahu]

I don't like flying those heavy planes. Not much excitement in them anyways except for the takeoffs and landings. Everything inbetween is just... *yawn*.

[Ashton Lawson]

Now now, do they comment bad points on bush flying?

[NicksFXHouse]

I can't try the demo because of a dialup connection but I was wondering about the features. It seems that many fnew eatures in FSX are geared toward the low and slow crowd.

I like to fly a combination of large and small airplanes so either way it'll work for me but what improvements in FSX are going to show up from 35,000 ft. ?

The earth will no longer look out of scale and have strange visuals in the distance and at the horizon. High flying will now give you the correct earth curve and other missed elements FS9 does not provide flying high.

[Hai Perso Coyone?]

I fly liners too...but will not get FSX for sure

[JBaymore]

I fly liners too...but will not get FSX for sure

Good ....we need someone to keep the fs2004 forum alive.  


best,

....................john

[MattNW]

I'm a bush flyer, and most bush flyers hav more to be happy about than u airliner guys.  But basically, we all got better weather, better textures, better terrain, more advanced aircraft textures, advanced animations (skinning (people), wingflex, etc.), and airport vehicles (baggage,push-back,food service,cleaning service, etc.), and moving terminal gates.

Thats a lot of stuff.  More for the bush flyer, but maybe u can convert to one...

Bush flying is my bag too most of the time but sometimes I like to take up the F1 ATR or a Boeing for long distance travel like from one bush flying area to another. Kind of got tired flying in Alaska so recently I've been island hopping in the Pacific.

One thing I like from the screenshots I see is the beautiful looking water. Much better than the greenish blue motor oil looking stuff in earlier versions of MSFS. I wonder however how taxiing on it will be. Hopefully less like taxiing in mud.

I don't like flying those heavy planes. Not much excitement in them anyways except for the takeoffs and landings. Everything inbetween is just... *yawn*.

And if you do it right takeoff and landing shouldn't be too eventful either.  ;D What makes it worth while however is an airplane with a lot of systems to manage.



@John

Don't worry. Looks like I'll have to migrate to FSX gradually. Gonna start a new PC this spring but it'll probably be some time before I can get it all together so you'll have me darkening the FS2004 forum for some time to come.  ;D

P.S. Not gonna make the mistake this time of purchasing my MB and Video card first.  :P

[JBaymore]

[quote]Don't worry. Looks like I'll have to migrate to FSX gradually. Gonna start a new PC this spring but it'll probably be some time before I can get it all together so you'll have me darkening the FS2004 forum for some time to come.

[cheesegrater]

What's in it for the commercial jet guys?

Pretty much nothing. You just gotta wait a year until some decent payware is released.